Well what a year it has been. Following my diagnosis of CFS/ME last year I thought things would finally start looking up. How wrong I was. Just after New Year, my husband walked out on me unexpectedly and my health took a dive.

Yet again I am far from being in a position of being able to cover the hosting costs (I can barely afford to live now I'm fending for myself) and the ad banners continue to make a pittance. Work is drying up and I'm not well enough to take on a new job so I hope to devote some more time to the long-awaited SFC revamp over the next year. Meanwhile I have finished up the Shining Force guide revamp, but still have a lot of content to add.

But as usual, I digress. You all know what this post is for. The hosting bill is due by the start of October, so I'm here grovelling for your hard earned cash again (and hoping that eventually the banner ads will start to produce an income to cover costs and help me get by on my own). We need to raise $300 in the next two weeks to cover costs.

Please feel free to digress as much as you want, it's good to hear from you again.

I can't remember precisely, but during this last year I remember a few moments where the current forum admins/mods were missing a few privileges here and there to do things that had to be done.Hopefully you guys will get the time to fix a few things together.

I also hope you'll find time to give a look at the latest mods and fanwork projects. Most of them are really worth a try, even as demos they're already very enjoyable. Each year new fan-made Shining Force adventures get closer and closer, and this is really enthusiasting.